{"id":261,"date":"2013-10-13T10:20:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gamebasedlearning\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2013-10-14T10:04:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T17:04:12","slug":"industry-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/gamebasedlearning\/industry-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read<\/strong><\/em> – An Industry Snapshop<\/h3>\n

Research by Ambient Insight shows that global sales by game-based and simulation-based learning companies hit over $1.5 billion US dollars last year alone. Their researchers have predicted that the serious games market will grow to $2.3 billion in 2017.\u00a0 That is an increase of\u00a0 8.3% in the next 3 years (Adkins, 2013).<\/p>\n

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This number grows to a staggering $9 billion US dollars if it includes simulation-based learning games (Adkins, 2013). And its not just educational software providers developers getting in on the act. In 2005, Nintendo launched Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day<\/em> on the NintendoDS handheld.\u00a0\u00a0Brain Age<\/em> and its variants have since sold over 37 million copies worldwide, and remain one of Nintendo’s greatest recent successes.<\/p>\n

The market is thriving, and much of that is on the backs of a number of industry leaders and trendsetters. From the massive multi-player worlds of Math Blaster<\/i> and Minecraft<\/i>, to ever-popular series like Civilization<\/i> and Reader Rabbit<\/i>, to the cutting edge DGBL developers like Brainpop<\/em> and Sokikom<\/em>, the industry seems, more than ever before, to be in creative and capable hands.<\/p>\n

Adkins, S. S. (2013, 08 22). he 2012-2017 worldwide game-based learning and simulation-based markets<\/i>. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.ambientinsight.com\/Resources\/Documents\/AmbientInsight_SeriousPlay2013_WW_GameBasedLearning_Market.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Participate<\/strong><\/em> – Research an Industry Leader<\/h3>\n

Research one or more of the following industry leaders. Consider what these developers and organizations are doing to effectively integrate gaming into education.<\/p>\n

1. MinecraftEDU<\/a><\/strong> – An organization with the mandate to “Bring Minecraft<\/em> to the classroom”.<\/p>\n

2. BrainPop<\/a><\/strong> – An educational game developer with a successful subscription based service.<\/p>\n

3. DiscoveryKIDS <\/a><\/strong>– Discovery channel’s award winning extension into educational gaming.<\/p>\n

4. Lumocity<\/a><\/strong> – A company specializing in improving your brain power through games and puzzles.<\/p>\n

5. Gamedesk<\/a> – <\/strong>An innovative company specializing in blended learning solutions.<\/p>\n

6. STEM Challenge<\/a><\/strong> – A video game development competition for kids.<\/p>\n

7. <\/strong>Gamestar Mechanic<\/strong><\/a> – A video game design community with tutorials, development tools, and shared games.<\/p>\n

8. Knowledge Adventure<\/a> – <\/strong>Educational video game developers, creators of Math Blaster Online.<\/em><\/p>\n

9. Kodu<\/a> – <\/strong>Microsoft’s self-publishing tool allows users to create games for the PC and XBox.<\/p>\n

10. Sokikom<\/a> – <\/strong>An edu-tech company specializing in game-based curriculum for mathematics.<\/p>\n

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Comment<\/strong><\/em> – Post Your Response<\/h3>\n

<\/em>Select one of the industry leaders in the list above, or choose your own not mentioned on the list. Post your remarks on the following in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

1. Summarize the significance of this industry leader.<\/p>\n

2. Reflect on the educational value of this industry leader’s contributions.<\/p>\n

3. Express whether or not you would use, or have used, a product or service from this industry leader, and state why.<\/p>\n

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